Be a Low-Waste Office Volunteer

FAQ

Concordia is targeting food-generating locations for compost bins. After office kitchenettes, Concordia will target event spaces and atriums of major buildings for compost collection. If there are any locations you believe generate enough organics to warrant compost collection, please contact sustainability@concordia.ca.

While at your desk, place any trash, organics, or plastic/glass/metal waste to be disposed of in your mini bin. When you make your next trip to the kitchenette, you can empty your mini bin sorting items into the right bins.

Resources

Pilot Project

The pilot project was conducted in the GM building on 3 floors in April 2014. Removing trash bins from desksides and adding compost bins to the kitchenettes in those office spaces resulted in a diversion of 80% of waste from landfill to compost and recycling.